| Marvel Super War | |
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| Developer(s) | NetEase Games |
| Publisher(s) | NetEase Games |
| Platform(s) | Android,iOS |
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| Genre(s) | Multiplayer online battle arena |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Marvel Super War was a 2019multiplayer online battle arena game developed and published byNetEase Games forAndroid andiOS. It was first released on December 19, 2019, until its servers were shut down on June 18, 2024.
Marvel Super War is amultiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game in which two opposing teams, each consisting of five players, compete to destroy the opposing base.[1] The main arena, which is set inWakanda, is divided into three lanes, with jungles in between them, that are being defended by towers and minions.[2] The characters are divided into six different classes: Fighter, Energy, Marksman, Assassin, Tank, and Support.[3] The game does not limit the number of skills a character can have.[2]
In November 2012, a MOBA game based on theMarvel Comics characters was reported to be in development atSmilegate after a contract signing between the company andDisney Interactive. It was rumored to be released in 2014, targeting Asian markets.[4] On May 28, 2019,NetEase Games andMarvel Entertainment announced the Marvel's first MOBA game forAndroid andiOS, titledMarvel Super War,[5] and launched aclosed beta testing in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.[1] The second beta testing began in those countries and Singapore on November 21, 2019.[1] The game was officially released in the aforementioned countries, as well as inHong Kong,Macau, and Taiwan, on December 19, 2019.[6][7] It was later released in Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand on August 27, 2020.[8]Marvel Super War ended its service on June 18, 2024.[9]
Dale Bashir ofIGN Southeast Asia, who played the game at the Thailand Game Show 2019, foundMarvel Super War to be "a great way to learn the basics of MOBAs with your favourite Marvel superheroes." Bashir felt that the game was more accessible than the other MOBA games such asMobile Legends: Bang Bang andLeague of Legends: Wild Rift, citing the ability to easily earn more kills than those games.[2] Josh Ye ofSouth China Morning Post praised the game for its graphics and character designs. Ye found the roles and powers of the characters were connected to their comic counterparts, making the gameplay "a very immersive experience." Despite feeling the game was "another reskin of a typical MOBA game", he lauded NetEase Games for its success in "applying the MOBA formula to the Marvel Universe" with superheroes as playable characters.[10]
In September 2020,Marvel Super War was added among the Chinese-made apps that were banned in India, with theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology stating that they were "engaged in activities which [are] prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state, and public order."[11]
